Message-displaying necklace

ABSTRACT

A necklace with interchangeable four-word long inspirational messages, with each message word inscribed on a cooperating one of four metal side-by-side display objects and, during wear, balanced on opposite sides centrally of a prominent display position on the wearer by the weight of the objects serving as ballast, a wide variety of selected noun, verb and adjective words being effective to promote by their inspirational context lifestyle improvements.

[0001] The present invention relates generally to promoting life style improvements in which more particularly the improvements are promoted using inspirational messages.

EXAMPLES OF THE PRIOR ART

[0002] As known from common experience, there are numerous exposures to inspirational messages as for example the use on coinage of the inscription “IN GOD WE TRUST.” The inscribed coinage is carried on the person and has limited exposure occurring only when used and primarily only to the user since the display of the inscription is not prominently in view. On the other hand, jewelry, and in particular a necklace, is worn on the person and is in prominent display, but does not communicate an inspirational message, there currently being no synergism between promoting lifestyle improvement via inspirational messages and the display value of necklace jewelry.

[0003] The noted prior art oversight is exemplified by U.S. Pat. No. 5,669,242 for “NECKLACE EXTENSION ACCESSORY” issued to Cayton on Sep. 23, 1997, and patent application publication for “ARTICLE OF JEWELRY” filed by Rapport and published on Oct. 10, 2002, to mention but a few, the '242 patent being adorned by a geometric object and the '514 publication being adorned by a first name.

[0004] Broadly, it is an object of the present invention to overcome the foregoing and other shortcomings of the prior art.

[0005] More particularly, it is an object to provide a necklace with word-displaying objects effective to communicate a significant number of inspirational messages interchangeable of one with another, at the option of the user, all as will be better understood as the description proceeds.

[0006] The description of the invention which follows, together with the accompanying drawings should not be construed as limiting the invention to the example shown and described, because those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains will be able to devise other forms thereof within the ambit of the appended claims.

[0007]FIG. 1 is a front elevation view, in unattached relation, of components of a necklace promoting lifestyle improvements using inspirational messages in accordance with the present invention;

[0008]FIG. 2 is a view of the necklace as worn; and

[0009]FIG. 3 is a chart listing exemplary inspirational messages for interchangeable use on the necklace.

[0010] The popularity of inspirational messages attest to their proven or at least believed ability to promote lifestyle improvements and is the end served by the illustrated necklace, generally designated 10, consisting of a length of chain 12, typically 14 carat gold, having opposite end detachable connecting means, in the specific configuration of hooks 14 and 16, that cooperate with rings 18 and 20 secured, as at 22 and 24, to the inspirational message-displaying component, generally designated 26, of necklace 10.

[0011] Component 26, in a preferred embodiment, is fabricated of identical, at least construction wise, word-displaying objects, individually and collectively designated 28, in that each has a top edge 30, a bottom edge 32, and opposite side edges 34 and 36 delimiting a rectangular shape and circumscribing a corresponding rectangular surface 38, and adjacent side edges, as at 40, 42 and 44, are attached to each other in an appropriate manner; the differences being that in the displayed inspirational message “WE ALL ARE ONE,” the word “WE,” a noun, is on the word-displaying object 28 on the left, the word “ARE,” a verb, is on the next word-displaying object 28, and the word “ONE,” an adjective, is on the word-displaying object 28 on the far right.

[0012] In the fabrication, metal construction material is used and will be understood to be of a nature that can be inscribed, one word on each word-displaying object 28 and four resulting fabricated word-displaying objects 28, selected to collectively display a four-word long inspirational message, individually and collectively designated 46, which may initially be one from the compiled list of FIG. 3 and subsequently another substituted for similar display.

[0013] When worn, the necklace 10 displays the message 46 with two word-displaying objects 28 on one side of a central reference plane 48 and two word-displaying objects 28 on the other side, and in this manner the ballast 50 of the metal construction material of the component 26 maintains a display position centrally of the wearer 52.

[0014] While the necklace herein shown and disclosed in detail is fully capable of attaining the objects and providing the advantages hereinbefore stated, it is to be understood that it is merely illustrative of the presently preferred embodiment of the invention and that no limitations are intended to the detail of construction or design herein shown other than as defined in the appended claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A method of communicating an inspirational message of choice comprising the steps of: A. fabricating of metal construction material a word-displaying object having a top edge, a bottom edge and opposite side edges delimiting a rectangular shape circumscribing therebetween a corresponding rectangular display surface; B. arranging four word-displaying objects in side by side relation; C. interconnecting together a second encountered and first encountered adjacent side edges of a first and second word-displaying objects and second encountered and first encountered adjacent side edges of second and third word-displaying objects and second encountered and first encountered adjacent side edges of third and fourth word-displaying objects; D. attaching detachable connection means in extending relation from first encountered and second encountered side edges of said first and fourth word-displaying objects; E. inscribing on each said display surface of each said word-displaying object a selected first word, a selected second word, a selected third word, and a selected fourth word; 1) said first selected word being a member of a class of words that can function as the subject or object serving as a noun of an inspirational message; 2) said second selected word being a member of a class of words that function as main elements of predicates serving as a verb of an inspirational message; 3) said third selected word being a member of a class of words that function as modifiers of nouns serving as an adjective of an inspirational message; and 4) said fourth selected word being a grammatical duplicate of one of said first, second or third selected words so as to make an inspirational message four-words long; F. attaching a chain length to said connection means of said first and fourth words-displaying objects so as to make a closed loop thereof; and G. wearing said closed loop as a necklace with said first and second word-displaying objects on one side of a central vertical plane of a wearer and said third and fourth word-displaying objects on an opposite side thereof; whereby said word-displaying objects serve as ballast to maintain a display location of said inspirational messages centrally of the wearer of said necklace. 